COVID is still around and a risk to vulnerable people. What are the symptoms in 2025? And how long does it last?

by Meru Sheel, The Conversation Five years ago, COVID was all we could think about. Today, we'd rather forget about lockdowns, testing lines and social distancing. But the virus that sparked…[...]

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COVID-19 symptom load as a risk factor for chronic pain: A national cross-sectional study

Jamie L. Romeiser , Christopher P. Morley, Sunitha M. Singh, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287 Abstract Introduction Emerging evidence suggests that a COVID-19 infection with a high initial severity may be associated with development of…[...]

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The health-related quality of life among survivors with post-COVID conditions in the United States

Seyyed Sina Hejazian, Ajith Vemuri, Alireza Vafaei Sadr, et. al. PLOS, One 20(5): e0320721. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0320721 Abstract Background Even after a mild initial SARS-CoV-2 infection, a considerable proportion of patients experience…[...]

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Long COVID clinical evaluation, research and impact on society: a global expert consensus

Andrew G. Ewing, David Joffe, Svetlana Blitshteyn, et. al. Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials volume 24, Article number: 27 (2025)  Abstract Background Long COVID is a complex, heterogeneous syndrome affecting over four hundred million people globally. There…[...]

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